‘Bomb Robot’ Takes Down Dallas Gunman, but Raises Enforcement Questions
By HENRY FOUNTAIN and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT Did the use of a bomb disposal robot by Dallas police […]
Science
A Planet Where Sunsets Are 3 Times as Nice
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR Astronomers have discovered HD 131399Ab, a gas giant in a system with three stars […]
The Altiplano Night
The Milky Way is massively bright on this cold, clear, altiplano night. At 4,500 meters its reflection in […]
500-Million-Year-Old Worm Was an Undersea Architect
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR What scientists originally thought was ancient seaweed turned out to be tubelike shelters built […]
Irving Gottesman, Pioneering Psychologist on Schizophrenia, Dies at 85
By ERICA GOODE Dr. Gottesman was perhaps best known for a study of twins that found a genetic […]
Arp 286: Trio in Virgo
A remarkable telescopic composition in yellow and blue, this scene features a trio of interacting galaxies almost 90 […]
Our Vast Solar System and Its Many Explorers
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR The Juno spacecraft has reached Jupiter. Here are some other spacecraft exploring our solar […]
The Colorful Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi
The many spectacular colors of the Rho Ophiuchi (oh’-fee-yu-kee) clouds highlight the many processes that occur there. The […]
Welcome to Jupiter: NASA Spacecraft Reaches Giant Planet
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Braving intense radiation, a NASA spacecraft reached Jupiter on Monday after a five-year voyage […]
Now Orbiting Jupiter, NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Is Poised for ‘Tantalizing’ ...
By KENNETH CHANG A brief lull after Juno’s arrival at Jupiter gave scientists time to catch their breath […]